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France Records First Case of New Coronavirus Variant

Nigerian CDC Investigating New Coronavirus Variant

South Korea, Japan, Indonesia Record Highest Daily Increases in COVID Cases

Thank COVID-19 for Bringing New Hollywood Blockbusters to Your TV

SKorea, Japan, Indonesia Record Highest Daily Increases in COVID Cases

Nigerians Mark Christmas Under New Coronavirus Restrictions

US Vaccine Rollout’s Next Challenge: Verifying Who is ‘Essential’

Suspected Russian Hackers Used Microsoft Vendors to Breach Customers

Mexico First Latin American Country With COVID-19 Vaccination Program

Duty-Free King Quietly Gives Away $8 Billion

Brazilian Researchers Say Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccine is Effective

SolarWinds Hackers ‘Impacting’ State, Local Governments, US Cyber Agency Says

First COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Latin America

British Model, Fashion Muse Stella Tennant Dies at 50

US to Distribute Additional 100M Doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine

Maradona Autopsy Shows No Drink or Illegal Drugs

Additional 100 Million Doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine to be Distributed in US

Thai Ensemble Turns Econ Student into Classical Music Enthusiast

Crisis in South Africa’s Chess Program Cuts to Core of Issues in Rainbow Nation

Vaccine Apathy Fuels Yellow Fever Outbreak in Nigeria

Twitter Followers of US Government Accounts Won’t Transfer to Biden

Vaccine Apathy in Nigeria Fuels Yellow Fever Outbreak

In Lawsuit, DOJ Accuses Walmart of Fueling Opioid Crisis

Mega Coronavirus and Government Spending Bill Tackles Climate Change

Senegalese Women Equip Remote Clinics with Solar Power

South Africa Identifies New, Virulent Strain of COVID-19

US Considers Requiring Travelers from Britain to Prove They Tested Negative for COVID-19

WHO Says No Evidence Coronavirus Variant is Deadlier, More Severe

‘The Antidote’ a Remedy Against American Divisiveness

Biden Receives COVID-19 Vaccination

Britain Holds Urgent Talks With France to Lift Coronavirus Blockade

China Announces Plans to Allow International Access to Giant Radio Telescope

CDC Issues New Guidelines for COVID-19 Vaccinations

With Second COVID Vaccine Rolling Out, US Hits New High in Daily Cases

US Lawmakers to Allocate Nearly $2B to Replace Chinese Telecom Equipment, Source Says

In US, People Over 75 and Essential Workers Next in Line for Vaccine

Transporting COVID Vaccines, Keeping Them Ultra-Cold Poses Challenges

Birx Travels, Family Visits Highlight Pandemic Safety Perils

Global COVID Cases Pass 76 Million

British Prime Minister: ‘We Can’t Continue with Christmas as Planned’

One Year on, Wuhan Residents Share Lockdown Memories, Hopes for 2021

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Begins Rollout as US Races to Broaden Injection Campaign

Overwhelmed California Hospitals Contemplate Rationing Care

Graffiti Explodes Across Pandemic-era New York

Growing Calls for US to Retaliate for Massive Cyber Hack

Switzerland Imposes COVID-19 Restrictions as Infections Surge

China Turns Up Heat on Country’s Tech Giants

Thai Firm Joins with AstraZeneca to Make COVID-19 Vaccine for Southeast Asia

Pence to Get COVID-19 Vaccine on Live TV

US Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

Alibaba Facial Recognition Tech Specifically Picks Out Uighur Minority, Report Shows

IOM Chief: Migrants Must Be Included in COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns

US Panel Endorses Second COVID-19 Vaccine

Spain’s Lower House of Parliament Approves Bill to Make Euthanasia Legal

38 States Sue Google Over Antitrust Complaints

Trump Administration, Biden Voice New Alarm About Latest Cyberattack

Jupiter, Saturn to Align for ‘Great Conjunction’ on Winter Solstice

Tanzanian Group Fights to End FGM With Alternative Rite of Passage

California Hoping to Get More Than 2 Million Early Doses of COVID Vaccine

WHO: China Welcoming COVID-19 Investigators